CHRISTMAS

Christmas is derived from the word "Christ's Mass" and Christmas Day is mostly celebrated by Christians. Christmas day falls on the 25th of December every year. It is to honour the birth of Jesus of Nazareth-(Matthew:1:18). The main activity are giving of gifts, church celebrations, decoration of Christmas tree with lights, mistletoe, nativity, turkey dinner and good old Santa Claus!. Christmas has become too commercialize and is a major event for many retailers in shopping malls. Tonight i celebrated Christmas and had dinner at my brother's house. Overall the food was good and my two young nephews had a field time opening their presents.

The brightly decorated Christmas tree.

The nativity was very creatively done.

Appetizer-crab stick sushi with avocado.

Minestrone soup-full of vegetables and gammon - warm and tasty-elegant in flavor.

Gravad Lax (Swedish marinated salmon)-marinated with salt, black pepper, vodka and dill-silky smooth but a bit salty -lovely texture.

Stir fry Brussels sprout with prawns-wholesome and crunchy.

Stuffed Pork Belly-goes well with the apple sauce-silky and sweet- eaten thinly sliced-meaty.

Baked Salmon with dill sauce- pan seared then oven cooked -no fishy aftertaste-pink and moist.

Roast turkey-with no stuffing-was marinated in brine for 6 hours- i had the thigh portion which was tender and the skin was crisp but the breast meat looks tough and lean.

Brown sauce for the turkey meat-a bit diluted.

Special Prawn Macaroni pasta-was creamy and cheesy but the prawn was not fresh.

Baked cauliflower with cheese -crust was well browned- cauliflower was a bit soft and soggy.

Baked potatoes-golden crust-high in carbohydrate and very calorific!